Grumpy kids are the best

Every morning I wake up and think "gee I hope my kids are miserably cranky today". I love the melodic choirs of their synchronized whining. I especially appreciate when they hate everything I have prepared for them to eat and do today. I really dislike being able to go to the bathroom when I need to or actually eating when food is hot so these days are pretty great for making sure that doesn't happen. I am so grateful when they are too loud and disruptive for me to call a friend to boast about how very remarkable my day is going - why should I waste precious time on the phone having an adult conversation when I can hear that Kate took Maddy's never used stuffy and that Maddy looked at Kate funny. Conversations that matter.

Oh, I feel it. Just the other day my son threw a fit because my daughter was playing with the straw of her juice pouch. She - god forbid - put it in UPSIDE DOWN. The nerve right? So my sons yelling and yelling and keeps saying IT MATTERS, IT MATTERS. He must be turning 86 next month, not 6.

Then there's the stuff my daughter yells about....like she wanted the play doh to be sad. Or she didn't see an orange car.

My oldest girls are very close in age. The last few months have been riddled with fighting, which has never been the case before. My oldest daughter has regeressed into a ball of whiny tantrums at the drop of the hat recently.

I feel you.

--

M the dragonmomma toM the rat 11-08 S the tiger 07-10 S the horse 12-14 I the rooster8-17 #momofgirls

You are passing a message to a BabyCenter staff member.
For the fastest help on community guidelines violations, please click 'Report this' on the item you wish the staff to review.
For general help please read our Help section or contact us.